[MorbidToaster]

I'm actually sitting in Barnes & Noble in Austin right now with my Uptowns on (listening to BT's Morceau Subrosa) and reading Hi-Fi News.
 
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Moved to Texas from Arizona a little over two months ago for my job. The first time I purchased from Amazon here, I was shocked to find that taxes were charged. So far, I've coped by making large orders of things I wanted to purchase and shipping them to a friend in AZ, then flying over there pick up the packages. Ironically since I work for an airlines company, the round trip flight ticket to Phoenix and back is less than the taxes Texas charges for any significant Amazon purchase.
 
On a headphone related note, the Uptowns arrived today, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that they are much more comfortable than I remembered them being in the Best Buy. Kudos to the person who found the $40 deal, I think I'll definitely have a use or two for them in the future. 

 

[palmfish]

As a WA resident, I've always paid tax at Amazon. I make a point of looking for out of state "fulfilled by" sellers.

 

[jwong]

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I'm actually sitting in Barnes & Noble in Austin right now with my Uptowns on (listening to BT's Morceau Subrosa) and reading Hi-Fi News.
 

 
My Uptowns came today too. The comfort is great! That was a heckua deal.

 

[thinh4u2]

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I'm actually sitting in Barnes & Noble in Austin right now with my Uptowns on (listening to BT's Morceau Subrosa) and reading Hi-Fi News.
 

damn, wish i had seen the uptowns and jumped on them. i wonder how they compare to my Zoro's....the uptowns look so comfy, kinda reminds me of my D2000. Well...except the D2000 has a place in my heart that prob only it's stronger siblings can replace

 

[HideousPride]

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damn, wish i had seen the uptowns and jumped on them. i wonder how they compare to my Zoro's....the uptowns look so comfy, kinda reminds me of my D2000. Well...except the D2000 has a place in my heart that prob only it's stronger siblings can replace

Have been playing with them all of today while going through my library tagging and correcting albums. They sound surprisingly good on rock songs, came across a Paramore song on shuffle and ended up manually going through the entire album.
 
They are fairly comfy, clamping force is a little tight straight out of the box and the pleather gets hot after hours of usages, but have had them on for a few hrs without any major complaints. Definitely a value buy at $40. It pays to watch this thread I suppose. <:

 

[thinh4u2]

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..so there is a benefit to living in North Carolina...I might not have a solid audio store in 100 miles, and the weather might be miserable, but i don't have online taxes yet dangit!

whats this in reference to? just curious cause my gf just moved to NC

 

[thinh4u2]

Philips O'Neill SHO8800/28 on sale for $20 at Best Buy

 

[doctorjazz]

To get back to topic, The Sound Professionals sent a promo for ATH-M50's for $109, free shipping, though they do run similar deals periodically on these phones.

 

[kmthd]

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To get back to topic, The Sound Professionals sent a promo for ATH-M50's for $109, free shipping, though they do run similar deals periodically on these phones.

Yeah, Amazon had em for the same price for about 2 weeks in August. Glad they're going back down tho

 

[Rocko1]

Audio Technica M50's $109 free shipping. Coiled cable. Black.
 
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/477843-REG/Audio_Technica_ATH_M50_ATH_M50_Professional_Closed_Back_Studio.html

 

[littlexsparkee]

Dakmart is listed as an authorized dealer, but I'm not sure what to make of them. They have the HD600 for $209 refurb, should I get it?
 
http://www.dakmart.com/p4509/Sennheiser-HD600-HD-600-bstock-Hi-Fi-Professional-Headphones/product_info.html?utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=website

 

[dscythe]

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Dakmart is listed as an authorized dealer, but I'm not sure what to make of them. They have the HD600 for $209 refurb, should I get it?
 
http://www.dakmart.com/p4509/Sennheiser-HD600-HD-600-bstock-Hi-Fi-Professional-Headphones/product_info.html?utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=website

I was looking at that about a week ago, they look pretty legit, it was mentioned by another head-fier too

 

[littlexsparkee]

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I was looking at that about a week ago, they look pretty legit, it was mentioned by another head-fier too

Their shipping is $18.98... I hope that's 1 or 2 day shipping because that's really expensive

 

[dscythe]

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Their shipping is $18.98... I hope that's 1 or 2 day shipping because that's really expensive

probably, but the way I saw it was hey, its still only $230 for HD600's 

 

[HamilcarBarca]

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Dakmart is listed as an authorized dealer, but I'm not sure what to make of them. They have the HD600 for $209 refurb, should I get it?

 
Dakmart has been around for a while, but they have a reputation for being disorganized.
 
$209 for a factory refurb HD 600 looks tempting. If only I hadn't bought the HD 650 this week!